William Young Ottley
Fifteen studies after works in the Upper and Lower Churches, San Francesco, Assisi including: The Martyrdom of St Catherine by Andrea de Bartoli (illustrated); Henry of Hungary by Simone Martini, 1318; a detail from St Clare grieving over the body of
Found at
Christies,
London
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 102
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
The Collection of the Late John Appleby: A Channel Island Treasure House, Lot 102
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2010
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Description
William Young Ottley (Thatcham 1771-1836 London)
Fifteen studies after works in the Upper and Lower Churches, San Francesco, Assisi including: The Martyrdom of St Catherine by Andrea de Bartoli (illustrated); Henry of Hungary by Simone Martini, 1318; a detail from St Clare grieving over the body of St Francis by Giotto ; and Creation of Man by Cimabue
all signed, inscribed and dated 'W.Y.O. del. t .ab Orig. 1792' or '1793'
three pencil, one pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour with scratching out, nine pencil, pen and black ink and grey wash, two pencil, pen and black ink, on paper, one on two joined sheets, one with watermark FABRIANO with encircled fleur-de-lys, one with watermark encircled (?), one with partial Pro Patria watermark, one with partial watermark
12 3/8 x 13 7/8 in. (31.4 x 35.3 cm.); and smaller (15)
Fifteen studies after works in the Upper and Lower Churches, San Francesco, Assisi including: The Martyrdom of St Catherine by Andrea de Bartoli (illustrated); Henry of Hungary by Simone Martini, 1318; a detail from St Clare grieving over the body of St Francis by Giotto ; and Creation of Man by Cimabue
all signed, inscribed and dated 'W.Y.O. del. t .ab Orig. 1792' or '1793'
three pencil, one pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour with scratching out, nine pencil, pen and black ink and grey wash, two pencil, pen and black ink, on paper, one on two joined sheets, one with watermark FABRIANO with encircled fleur-de-lys, one with watermark encircled (?), one with partial Pro Patria watermark, one with partial watermark
12 3/8 x 13 7/8 in. (31.4 x 35.3 cm.); and smaller (15)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Fifteen studies after works in the Upper and Lower Churches, San Francesco, Assisi including: The Martyrdom of St Catherine by Andrea de Bartoli (illustrated); Henry of Hungary by Simone Martini, 1318; a detail from St Clare grieving over the body of by William Young Ottley was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2010, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 3,000.00 but the actual price achie Admittedly, works by William Young Ottley have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Portrait of A Gentleman, Three-Quarter-Length, In A Cream Coat And Waistcoat With Gold Buttons And Trim, Leaning Against A Stone Plinth In A Landscape in November 2006 with an auction result of GBP 55,200.00 (€ 81,973.73).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Fifteen studies after works in the Upper and Lower Churches, San Francesco, Assisi including: The Martyrdom of St Catherine by Andrea de Bartoli (illustrated); Henry of Hungary by Simone Martini, 1318; a detail from St Clare grieving over the body of von William Young Ottley im November 2010 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 3.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 11.250,00 (€ 13.443,73) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Young Ottley auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Portrait of A Gentleman, Three-Quarter-Length, In A Cream Coat And Waistcoat With Gold Buttons And Trim, Leaning Against A Stone Plinth In A Landscape im November 2006 mit ein
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